The majority of research studies are generated through:
a. Inductive reasoning
b. Deductive reasoning
c. Observational inference
d. Random inference
Ques. 2You ask children from three different age groups (8, 10, and 12 year olds) to memorize a number series. Which research design are you using?
a. Cross-sectional
b. Longitudinal
c. Longitudinal-Sequential
d. None of the above
Ques. 3If a research finding is confounded because a specific age group has had a different experience than another age group, such as a generation that was raised during wartime versus a generation that grew up during peacetime, it is called:
a. Age discrimination
b. Experimenter bias
c. Cohort bias
d. Social desirability bias
Ques. 4Informed consent involves :
a. Explaining all the features of a research study to the participants
b. Allowing the participants to ask questions
c. Acquiring written consent of the parent or legal guardian of participants
d. All of the above
Ques. 5The process of identifying goals and meeting goals within an organization is a technique known as:
a. Inquiry
b. Program evaluation
c. Action research
d. Continuous feedback
Ques. 6Referential adequacy can assist in establishing which of the following criteria?
a. Dependability
b. Transferability
c. Credibility
d. None of the above
Ques. 7A researcher checks the accuracy of specific items of data by using multiple sources in order to obtain evidence for the dependability of his research. He is using what method?
a. Triangulation
b. Referential adequacy
c. Reliability
d. Inter-rater reliability
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